Hive MCP Server

An MCP server that enables AI assistants to interact with the Hive blockchain

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What is the Hive MCP server?

Hive mcp server connects Hive to AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. An MCP server that enables AI assistants to interact with the Hive blockchain.

What Hive does

An MCP server that enables AI assistants to interact with the Hive blockchain through the Model Context Protocol.

This server provides a bridge between AI assistants (like Claude) and the Hive blockchain, allowing AI models to:

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 14 tools directly:

  • Prompts — The Prompts tool exposed by this server
  • Tools — The Tools tool exposed by this server
  • Cryptography — The Cryptography tool exposed by this server
  • get_account_info — Fetches detailed information about a Hive blockchain account including balance, authority, voting power, and other metrics
  • get_post_content — Retrieves a specific Hive blog post identified by author and permlink
  • get_posts_by_tag — Retrieves Hive posts filtered by a specific tag and sorted by a category
  • get_posts_by_user — Retrieves posts authored by or in the feed of a specific Hive user
  • get_account_history — Retrieves transaction history for a Hive account with optional operation type filtering
  • get_chain_properties — The get_chain_properties tool exposed by this server
  • get_vesting_delegations — Get a list of vesting delegations made by a specific Hive account
  • vote_on_post — Vote on a Hive post (upvote or downvote) using the configured Hive account
  • create_post — Create a new blog post on the Hive blockchain using the configured account
  • create_comment — Create a comment on an existing Hive post or reply to another comment
  • send_token — Send HIVE or HBD tokens to another Hive account using the configured account

Installing the hive mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as @modelcontextprotocol/inspector, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply 4 environment variables: HIVE_USERNAME, HIVE_POSTING_KEY, HIVE_ACTIVE_KEY, HIVE_MEMO_KEY. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Where it fits

Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. Hive sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — Prompts, Tools, Cryptography among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • With 14 tools exposed, expect a noticeable bump in prompt size — disable it in projects that never use Hive.
  • Maintained by gluneau.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the hive mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
PromptsThe Prompts tool exposed by this server.
ToolsThe Tools tool exposed by this server.
CryptographyThe Cryptography tool exposed by this server.
get_account_infoFetches detailed information about a Hive blockchain account including balance, authority, voting power, and other metrics.
get_post_contentRetrieves a specific Hive blog post identified by author and permlink.
get_posts_by_tagRetrieves Hive posts filtered by a specific tag and sorted by a category.
get_posts_by_userRetrieves posts authored by or in the feed of a specific Hive user.
get_account_historyRetrieves transaction history for a Hive account with optional operation type filtering.
get_chain_propertiesThe get_chain_properties tool exposed by this server.
get_vesting_delegationsGet a list of vesting delegations made by a specific Hive account.
vote_on_postVote on a Hive post (upvote or downvote) using the configured Hive account.
create_postCreate a new blog post on the Hive blockchain using the configured account.
create_commentCreate a comment on an existing Hive post or reply to another comment.
send_tokenSend HIVE or HBD tokens to another Hive account using the configured account.

How to install the Hive MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"],
      "env": {
        "HIVE_USERNAME": "your-value",
        "HIVE_POSTING_KEY": "your-value",
        "HIVE_ACTIVE_KEY": "your-value",
        "HIVE_MEMO_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
HIVE_USERNAMEConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
HIVE_POSTING_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
HIVE_ACTIVE_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
HIVE_MEMO_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Hive to Prompts.
  • Use Hive to Tools.
  • Use Hive to Cryptography.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Hive to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (Prompts, Tools, Cryptography, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Hive directly.